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Editorial: It’s another election year
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Letter: Senator Rubio’s staff working in St Augustine
Becky Reichenberg
Republican State Committeewoman
St Johns County, FL
Dear Editor:
If Historic City News readers are having an issue with Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Affairs benefits, immigration, the IRS or any federal agency, a member of US Senator Marco Rubio’s staff will be available to meet with you next week.
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Letter: Living history interpretation is not street performing
Ron Berben
St. Augustine, FL
Dear Editor:
I think the vast majority of people can agree that it is our city’s colorful history that makes St Augustine a special place to live, work, and visit.
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Letter: Following the will of the minority
Letter: Following the will of the minority
A US Government employee
Washington, DC
Dear Editor:
The last time I checked, we live in a REPUBLIC, where majority rule swings the vote and sets the course of the NATION.
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VAM scores under fire by school board
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Letter: To the Flagler College community
William T. Abare, Jr., Ed.D.
President, Flagler College
St Augustine, FL
During the past two weeks, I was confronted with one of the most difficult challenges of my presidency. As many of you now know, it has been confirmed that Mr. Marc Williar, former vice president of enrollment management, changed test scores required for admission and other profile information of the entering freshmen class in the administrative computer system.
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Letter: A teacher’s Value-Added Model score
Joseph G. Joyner
Superintendent of Schools
St Johns County, FL
Dear Editor and Teachers:
As many of you are aware, The Florida Times-Union filed suit against the Florida Department of Education requesting the release of individual teacher’s Value-Added Model (VAM) scores. The school district views VAM data as part of a teacher’s performance evaluation, and thus, not public information for a year. Unfortunately, the First District Court of Appeals for the State of Florida has ruled in favor of the Times-Union and the data has been released today.
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Letter: What value-added data can and cannot tell us
Pamela L Stewart
Commissioner of Education
St Johns, FL
Dear Editor and teachers:
As many of you know, we at the Department of Education have been fighting for you and for all teachers in an effort to maintain the confidentiality of teachers’ names and their individual value-added data.